(1) A magistrate shall have authority to —
(a) hear and decide summary matters;
(b) determine preliminary inquiries filed prior to the commencement of these Rules and the Criminal Procedure Rules; and
(c) preside over initial hearings and such other pre-trial events involving indictable offences as may be assigned by the Presiding Judge.
(2) Each magistrate shall submit to the Presiding Judge a weekly report providing such information as may be specified by the Presiding Judge including the time spent on the bench and in chambers, cases heard and disposed and cases pending, including reserved with decision pending, name and date when reserved, and preliminary inquiries in process in respect of criminal matters.